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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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